No taxpayer funding for United Nations Human Rights Council Act

No taxpayer funding for United Nations Human Rights Council Act

This bill prohibits the Department of State from making contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council, either as a percentage of the U.S. contribution to the regular budget of the United Nations or as a voluntary contribution to the council.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1021 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1021

 To prohibit contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2021

Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Babin, Mr. Weber of 
   Texas, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Moore of 
 Alabama, Mr. Steube, Mr. Biggs, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Jackson, 
   Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Perry, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
Bishop of North Carolina, and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No taxpayer funding for United 
Nations Human Rights Council Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of State--
            (1) shall withhold from a United States contribution each 
        fiscal year to a regular budget of the United Nations an amount 
        that is equal to the percentage of such contribution that the 
        Secretary determines would be allocated by the United Nations 
        to support the United Nations Human Rights Council; and
            (2) may not make any voluntary contributions to the United 
        Nations Human Rights Council.
    (b) Rescission.--On the date the Secretary of State withholds funds 
pursuant to this section, such funds are rescinded and shall not be 
considered arrears to be repaid to any United Nations Entity.
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